Wakesurfing is a sport that is growing like a Halloween snake. The sport has been around for awhile and a flame has recently been lit that is taking wakesurfing to the next level. Boats are getting bigger, ballast systems are producing monster waves, and wakesurf board manufactures are coming out of the wood work. Even with the growth of the sport I still see many looks of confusion as I talk about wakesurfing.
For those of you who are still wondering what wakesurfing is, here is a short and simple explanation. Wakesurfing is surfing behind a boat that is weighed properly and creates a wave big enough to surf on. The rider usually starts with a rope and once the boat gets up to speed, about 10-14 mph, the rider can throw the rope into the boat and surf for days. Wakesurf boards are shorter than ocean boards, aerial tricks are preformed, there are different styles of wakesurfing, and wakesurf competitions are happening all over the world.
If you are still confused, check out the video below of James Walker from Flyboy Wakesurfing putting on a show of what can really be done behind a boat. Learning these tricks is never easy, but if you learn to wakesurf you will be one step closer to Boarding the Midwest All Day, Everyday!
The wind is blowing at 20 knots, X-Stars are pulling three tubes in circles, and your skin about to fall off from being in the sun for hours. Time to get off the water right? Nope, it is time to break out the surfers and get some wakesurfing done.
Many people think wakesurfing is a sport you do after you get done wakeboarding, if the water is choppy, and the last thing you do before you go home. Well I am here to say that wakesurfing deserves more time and credit than that. It is way better to surf when the water is glass and all day long. Surfing is more fun the more time you spend doing it, and I say forget saving all of the glassy water for wakeboarding. Switch up the game. It will help you in every other activity that you do. With a different sense of balance and a different board to stand on, you can’t go wrong. Wakesurfing will give your legs a break from wakeboarding and teach them another level of muscle memory that you will not get from other board sports.
Trying something new is also stress reliever and a way to get your mind off that trick that you have been trying to land for days. On one last note, wakesurfing is easier on your body which will allow you to be on a board and out on the water longer into your life. Can we say it is a life saver?? Sure! Get out, give wakesurfing a chance, save your body, and try something different. Wakesurf for a day!
Has anyone every wondered if there will ever be a Midwest snowboarding, wakeboarding, and wakesurfing camp like there is in Copper Colorado? Woodward at Copper is the camp that I am talking about. It is geared toward snowboarding, skiing, and cheer with a little skate and BMX mixed in. I believe the Midwest is in dire need of the same sort of set up for snowboarding, skiing, wakeboarding, and wakesurfing enthusiasts. If the market isn’t big enough we can throw in cheer as well.
Lake Owen Camp in Wisconsin is already related to the Woodward Camps; however the camp does not tend to those who love to snowboard, wakeboard, or wakesurf. With the growing population of Wakesurfers and Wakeboarders in the Midwest, it is easy to see that these people could use a training facility like the one in Copper Colorado.
Maybe I am nuts, or maybe I have just came up with the next best idea, I don’t know. Either way, I do know that I would be pumped to see a camp of this caliber in the Midwest. If I have caught your attention, and you think this is a good idea, I already have a half conjured up plan that needs some major work and some people to back it. Lets make it happen and lets create the best riders around the world!
